Package of nested or knockdown stovepipe-joints.



R. A. METZGER.

PACKAGE or NESTED 0E KNOGKDOWN STOVEPIPB JOINTS.

APPLICATION FILED FEB. 27, 1909.

Patented July 27-, 1909.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

RALPH A. METZGER, OF NEW PHILADELPHIA, OHIO, ASSIGNOR TO THE OHIO STOVEPIPE AND MANUFACTURING COMPANY, OF NEW PHILADELPHIA, OHIO, A CORPORATIONOF OHIO.

PACKAGE OF NESTED OR KNOCKDOWN STOVEPIPE-JOINTS.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, RALrn A. Mn'rzona, of New Philadelphia, in thecounty of Tuscarawas and State of Ohio, have invented cer tain new anduseful Improvements in Package of Nested or Knockdown Stovepipe- Joints;and I hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exactdescription thereof, reference being bad to the accompanying drawings,which form part of this specification.

This invention is an improvement in the art of package of nested orknockdown stove pipe joints and the like for transportation or storage.

The invention is particularly designed for use in shipping knockdown ornested stove pipe, which pipe is formed in sections or joints bent intoapproximately c lindrical shape and provided with interlocking means onthe longitudinal meeting edges where y such edges can be easily lockedtogether in condition for use, but which can be left unlocked duringshipment or transportation of the joints so that a large number of suchjoints can be readily nested together into a comparatively compact rollso that a considerable length of pipe or number of such joints can beput up in a small package or bale, and a large quantity of pipe can bestored or shipped in a comparatively small space. Heretofore it has beencustomary to ship such. pipe in wooden crates or boxes and the objectsof the present invention are to dispense with the use of such boxes, toreduce the size of the package for a given quantity of pipe; to lessenthe cost of such package and to facilitate the packing of the pipe.

I will now describe the invention with reference to the accompanyingdrawings which illustrate the manner of packaging the pipe and theresultant package.

In said drawings Figure 1 is a side view of the parts preparatory toforming the pack age. Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the partiallyformed package before the end caps are applied. Fig. 3 is an elevation.partly in section of the complete package. Figs. 4 and 5 are views ofopposite ends of the package. Fig. 6 is a transverse sectional view ofthe package. Fig. 7 is a detail view of one of the retaining bands.

In carrying out the invention I first take a joint of pipe 1 and lay itupon a sheet 2 of Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed February 27, 1909.

Patented July 27, 1909.

Serial No. 480,453.

paper board; I preferably use corrugated pasteboard, the corrugationsrunning longitudinally of the pipe. I then roll the board around thepipe letting the edges of the board lap, and roll it sulliciently tightto enable one or more metal bands 3 to be slipped endwise over therollof paper. T he sheet 2 forms a c ilindric wrapper or casing for thepipe.

The bands 3 are of such internal diameter that they permit the casingand inclosedpipe to expand, the pipe holding the casing 2 closelyagainst the bands. 1 he pipe joint 1 being used as a distender for thecasing 2; and the bands 3 being held tightly on the casing by thedistending or expansive action of the contained pipe joints. I thenplace a cap a, which may be of metal, over one end of the casing asindicated in Fig. 3; and to this cap are attached wires 5, which may beU-shaped wires having their bends passed. through the perforated end ofthe cap as indicated in Figs. 3 and 4. The wires extend through thecasing and lie closely against the joint 1. The free ends of the wiresare then bent down over the edge of the container as shown in dottedlines in Fig. 3; and then a number of other pipe joints or sectionssimilar to joint 1 are placed within the casing thus formed. In practice24 pipe joints are usually placed within one of my casings or packagesexclusive of joint 1. The casings or packages will however accommodatesatisfactorily any number of pipe joints from 10 to 25. The diameter ofmy casing or package may be varied to acconnnodatc difiercnt sizes ofpipe joints. In practice a casing or package 8 inches in diameterwillaccommodate 25 pipe joints either 6 inches or 7 inches in diameter;a casing or package inches in diameter will accommodate 25 pipe jointseither 5 inches or 5'} inches in diameter; a casing or package 6 inchesin diameter will accommodate 25 pipe joints either 4 inches or 4-1.inches in diameter; a casing or packai-ge 4 inches in diameter willaccommodate 25 pipe joints 3 inches in diameter.

The inner pipe joints hold the wires 5 closely against the outer oint 1and after the package is iilled with joints the free ends of wires 5 areturned up and a second cap 6 similar to cap 4- and. perforated for thepassage of the free ends of the wircs-is strung on the wires 5 andslipped onto the open end of the casing as indicated in Fig. 3, and thefree ends of the wires are then twisted to- -of joints desired andreplace the cap.

gether so as to tension the wires 5 and fasten cap 6 securely in place,as in Figs. 3 and5. The wires 5 form a bond or tie between the caps 4and 6 and prevent their slipping off the ends of the package. The capsin turn prevent the pipe sections slipping out of the package and thepipe sectionsin. turn eX- pand the paper wrapper or casing and cause thebands 3 and caps 4 and 6 to securely bind the package circumferentially,and the contained sections also reinforceeach other and the outer casing2 so as to prevent the latter being crushed under any ordinarytransportation. conditions. ihe package thus formed is very compact,strong and cheap. Access can be easily had to the jointsby simplyuntwisting the ends of the wires 5 and removing cap 6 afterany desirednumberof oints are removed the cap 6 can be replaced and the packagerescaled. This package will carry the pipe in much better condition thanthe old fashioned wooden crates; it is not neces sary to remove thecasing from the pipe in order to eino've any number of joints from thepackage; all that it is necessary to do is to remove one cap then removethe number In this manner the remaining joints are left undisturbedwithin the package and protected from the atmosphere. Another greatadvantage of this package is its lightness, as in actual practice thereis adifi'erence of about two pounds in weight between my package and thewooden crates ordinarily used for packaging siXinch pipe, and when suchpipeis shipped by car loads the resultant saving in freight is material,as there are from seven to eight hundred crates in a car load. Thepackage also eeonomizes room, as more pipe put up in my packages can bestored in a given space than could be done if the pipe was packed in theordinary wooden crates or boxes.

V'Jhile the invention is particularly in tended and designed for use inshipping nested metal stove pipe, I do not wish to be limitedexclusively to that purpose as it might be usefully employed forshipping other articles which could be rolled or parclaim as new anddesire to secure by Letters Patent thereon is:

1. The herein described package consisting of a wrapper and sheets ofcontained material rolled to form a cylinder, removable bands on suchcylinder to limit expansion thereof, saidbands' being retained inposition by the expansion of the cylinder, a-cap on one end ofthecylinder, wires connected to said cap and extended through the cylinder,a cap onvthe other end of the cylinder and secured thereto by means ofsaid wires, substantially as described.

2. The herein described shippingpackage for nested stove pipe joints com)rising a nested series of. pipes, a flexib' e casing Wrapped aroundsaid pipes, bands encircling the casing and confining the casing around7 the 'pip'es and also preventing undue expansion of the pipes, capsremovably fitted over the ends of said 'casing,and means-for retainingthesaid caps in position on the casing.

3. The herein described package for ship ping nested stove pipe jointscomprisinga nested series: of pipe joints, a wrapper 'of corrugatedpasteboardaround said pipes, bands encircling the wrapper and confiningthe same around the pipes and also confining the pipe joints againstundue expansion, metal caps removably fitted over the ends of saidwrapper and wires extending through the package and connecting the saidcaps to retain them in position.

In. testimony that I claim the foregoing asmy own, I'affiX my signaturein presence of two witnesses. V I I "RALPH A. METZeER;

Vr itnesses J; F. GREENE, J. F; STEPHENSON.

